What if Marilyn Monroe had walked away from Hollywood and chosen a quiet life in a small Southern town? 🏡✨ In this episode we sit down with two-time Edgar Award-winning author Lori Roy to discuss her latest novel, Lake County—a gritty, suspenseful, and deeply immersive Southern Gothic crime story.

Set in 1950s Florida, Lake County imagines a world where Marilyn Monroe, at the lowest point in her career, retreats to a hidden life in a small town. But as her teenage niece dreams of following in her footsteps, organized crime, power struggles, and dark secrets threaten to unravel everything.